This Week’s News
OVUU school board approves FY24 budget amid questions about tech ed
The Otter Valley Unified Union School Board approved its budget for fiscal year 2024 at its meeting on Wednesday, January 4.
Brandon selectboard: budget, trees & transformers
On Monday night, the Brandon selectboard approved the proposed FY24 budget that it will send to the voters in March.
Pittsford selectboard keeps its eyes on the road
The board voted to lower all speed limits within the village to 25 MPH, in an effort to increase the safety of residents.
St. Thomas hosts a belated Scandinavian holiday concert
On Thursday, January 5, Brandon’s St. Thomas & Grace Episcopal Church hosted Director Rustan Swenson’s Sancta Lucia Festival.
Guest editorial: 802 Opportunity Grant offers free tuition
We’ve long known that the most promising jobs in Vermont require education and training beyond high school. Yet too often, Vermonters seeking that education and workforce training cannot afford it.
Photos of the Week
Sports
Disc golf beats the winter blues at Brandon Town Hall
Imagine throwing a flying disc in the cavernous Brandon Town Hall. Now you can!
OV wrestling coach named Vermont Coach of the Year; team takes third at state championship
When the mats were rolled up on Saturday night in the Vergennes Union High School gym, wrestlers from Mount Abraham, Middlebury, Otter Valley and the host school had racked up three individual state titles and 20 top-six podium finishes at the Vermont championship tournament.
7th-grade OV girls’ hoop beats Rutland at home, 22-19
The Otter Valley 7th-grade girls’ basketball team had a terrific home game against Rutland on Friday, February 10.
OV wrestling takes third in state championship
Otter Valley wrestling added another notch to its belt this year with its third-place finish in the state dual-meet championship at Springfield High School on Saturday, February 11.
Special snow goose hunting opportunity
Vermont has a special spring snow goose hunting opportunity that will be held from March 11 through April 23.
